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Red Dagger (Kareem) (Earth-616)

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History

Kareem and his family were originally from Badin, Pakistan. Kareem's mother and Kamala Khan's maternal aunt went to secondary school together. While studying for his university entrance exams, Kareem lived with Kamala's grandmother in Karachi. At night, Kareem protected the people of Pakistan as the masked hero known as the Red Dagger.[1]

One night, he met Ms. Marvel (secretly Kamala) and quickly deduced she was living abroad. He asked her to be more careful about fighting crime in other people's territory and the two parted ways amicably.[1]

Kareem later participated in an exchange student program, attending Coles Academic High School in Jersey City, New Jersey while living at the Khan Family Residence in order to earn foreign-language credits for his college applications. While there, he continued fighting crime as Red Dagger, leading him and Kamala to suspect of each other's double lives, but never actually telling each other.[3][6] The two would also share their first kiss.[7]

Kareem eventually returned to Karachi and apprehended the Khushkhati organization with Ms. Marvel's help, who was on vacation with her family again. The two went on a date at the beach where Ms. Marvel expressed her homesickness for Jersey City and struggles with adapting to Pakistan's culture. Kareem realized that Ms. Marvel didn't feel like she belonged but casually called her a "self-hating Pakistani", which caused her to storm off in anger.[5]

When Curio robbed a museum in Lahore, Kareem tracked the thief to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where he was reunited with Ms. Marvel, who was also investigating the string of museum robberies in the area. Kareem apologized for how their last date ended and they agreed to work together to find the thief. During their nights on patrol, Kareem and Ms. Marvel rekindled their relationship. Just as Kareem was going to reveal his identity to Ms. Marvel, they were alerted to Curio's presence at the museum in Newark. After Curio was apprehended, Kareem confessed that the thought of his actions harming Ms. Marvel terrified him and felt that he wasn't ready to pursue a relationship with her. The two promised to give each other chance the next time they met and parted on good terms.[8]

After Ms. Marvel died fighting the Emissary, Kareem attended her funeral.[9] Ms. Marvel was eventually resurrected and despite Emma Frost using her powers and connections to erase the memories of Ms. Marvel's death from most of her loved ones, Kareem still retained his memories and immediately sought Ms. Marvel out after she resurfaced in Jersey City. Kareem revealed that already he knew Kamala's identity and revealed his own to her, but correctly guessed that she already knew his. The two then fought off several Zombies of the X-Men sent by Dr. Gaiha and shared another kiss, although afterwards Kamala felt unsure about the direction their relationship was heading. Kareem was worried when the body spasms that Kamala had been experiencing since her resurrection occurred again and the two were approached by Medusa, Lockjaw and Karnak who knew how to treat Kamala's condition.[10] While Kamala was being treated at the Inhumans' base, Kareem accused them of hurting her with their probing but was calmed down by Karnak. Kamala was eventually cured after undergoing Terrigenesis again, much to Kareem's relief. Kareem and Kamala bid each other goodbye before Lockjaw teleported him back home.[11]

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Weapons

  • Throwing knives.[1]
  • Multi-purpose knife that includes a chain link.[12]

Trivia

  • Kareem is a member of the Forums social media network.[2]

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